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Thomas Chambers

1808

WA-00048160

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WikidataQ18508680

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=819
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Thomas Chambers was an English-born painter who spent most of his life in the United States. He is generally classified as a Primitivist, but has also been called the "First American Modern". Most of his paintings were unsigned, which delayed his recognition.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 17d ago

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Artworks (15)

Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor

1850 · oil paint

overall: 56.5 x 76.1 cm (22 1/4 x 29 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Boston Harbor

1850 · oil paint

overall: 55.8 x 76.5 cm (21 15/16 x 30 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington"

1850 · oil paint

overall: 56 x 76.3 cm (22 1/16 x 30 1/16 in.) framed: 70.1 x 90.1 x 4.4 cm (27 5/8 x 35 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Threatening Sky, Bay of New York

1850 · oil paint

overall: 46 x 61.5 cm (18 1/8 x 24 3/16 in.) framed: 55.8 x 71.1 x 5.3 cm (21 15/16 x 28 x 2 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Bay of New York, Sunset

1850 · oil paint

overall: 56 x 76.2 cm (22 1/16 x 30 in.) framed: 69.9 x 89.5 cm (27 1/2 x 35 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Storm-Tossed Frigate

1850 · oil paint

overall: 54.4 x 77.2 cm (21 7/16 x 30 3/8 in.) framed: 66 x 87.6 x 5.7 cm (26 x 34 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Felucca off Gibraltar

1850 · oil paint

overall: 55.8 x 76.6 cm (21 15/16 x 30 3/16 in.) framed: 72 x 92.4 x 7.6 cm (28 3/8 x 36 3/8 x 3 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Mount Auburn Cemetery

1850 · oil paint

overall: 35.6 x 46 cm (14 x 18 1/8 in.) framed: 44.6 x 54.4 x 3.3 cm (17 9/16 x 21 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Connecticut Valley

1850 · oil paint

overall: 45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 in.) framed: 55.8 x 71.1 x 5 cm (21 15/16 x 28 x 1 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

1850 · oil paint

22 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (57.2 x 77.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Constitution and the Guerriere

1845 · oil paint

24 3/4 x 31 1/4 in. (62.9 x 79.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

1825 · oil on canvas

overall: 56.2 x 76.2 cm (22 1/8 x 30 in.) framed: 69.3 x 89.8 x 4.7 cm (27 5/16 x 35 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

James I, as James VI of Scotland

1817 · engraving

sheet: 10.5 × 8.6 cm (4 1/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Essays or Counsels of Sir Francis Bacon

1817 · engraving

sheet: 15.5 × 9.2 cm (6 1/8 × 3 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Bacon Lord Verulam

1757 · engraving

plate: 10 × 9.9 cm (3 15/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

15 published of 27 catalogued · 27 with image

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50 entries · 1 sources

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell
1850 · Met · 5 prov
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Felucca off Gibraltar
1850 · Nga · 5 prov
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
1850 · Nga · 5 prov
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The Constitution and the Guerriere
1845 · Met · 5 prov
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Bay of New York, Sunset
1850 · Nga · 5 prov
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Boston Harbor
1850 · Nga · 5 prov
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The Connecticut Valley
1850 · Nga · 5 prov
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New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington"
1850 · Nga · 5 prov
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Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor
1850 · Nga · 5 prov
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Storm-Tossed Frigate
1850 · Nga · 5 prov
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Capture of H.B.M. Frigate Macedonian by U.S. Frigate United States, October 25, 1812 (1852)

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

The Honorable Edward Boscawen, Admiral of the Blue Squadron (Date unknown)

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

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Met Museum

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